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London open: Stocks rise as investors digest UK jobs data London stocks rose in early trade on Tuesday following a late bounce on Wall Street, as investors mulled the latest UK jobs data. At 0835 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.4% at 7,542.15. Figures released earlier by the Office for National Statistics showed that […]

London open: Stocks rise but gains muted after China data disappoints London stocks were up in early trade on Monday but gains were muted as investors mulled disappointing Chinese data. At 0900 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.2% at 7,518.86. Figures released earlier by the National Bureau of Statistics showed that retail sales rose 2.7% […]

London open: FTSE underperforms European peers as ex-divs weigh London’s top flight index was just a smidgen higher in early trade on Thursday, underperforming its European peers as ex-dividend stocks weighed. At 0840 BST, the FTSE 100 was up just 0.1% at 7,513.38 Victoria Scholar, head of investment at Interactive Investor, said: “After last night’s rally […]

London open: Stocks muted after Wall Street tech selloff London stocks were little changed in early trade on Tuesday following a tech selloff on Wall Street. At 0830 BST, the FTSE 100 was flat at 7,481.28. On Monday, tech stocks in the US slid after Nvidia issued a profit warning. Oanda market analyst Craig Erlam said: “We may […]

London open: Stocks gain as investors digest China trade figures London stocks rose in early trade on Monday as investors mulled the latest trade data out of China. At 0845 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.4% at 7,472.32. Sentiment got a boost after China reported a record trade surplus for July thanks to strong […]

London open: Stocks flat ahead of BoE rate announcement London stocks were steady in early trade on Thursday as investors refrained from making any big bets either way ahead of the latest policy announcement from the Bank of England. At 0850 BST, the FTSE 100 was flat at 7,446.00. Neil Wilson, chief market analyst at Markets.com, […]

London open: Stocks edge down ahead of OPEC meeting, services data London stocks fell in early trade on Wednesday, taking their cue from a downbeat session on Wall Street as investors eyed an OPEC+ meeting and the latest reading on the UK services sector. At 0825 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.4% at 7,382.74. […]

London open: FTSE little changed amid China-US tensions; BP gushes higher London stocks were little changed in early trade on Tuesday amid tensions between the US and China, but BP was a bright spot after well-received second-quarter results. At 0920 BST, the FTSE 100 was up just 0.1% at 7,416.90. Neil Wilson, chief market analyst at Markets.com, said: […]

London open: Pearson and HSBC pace gains on FTSE 100 London shares were modestly higher in early trading with the buying seen across July having carried over into the start of the month. Some analysts in the City credited “solid” company earnings and a weaker US dollar, as a function of lowered expectations for interest […]

London open: NatWest and StanChart pacing early gains London stocks were trading higher shortly after the session of the session as investors digested a raft of corporate earnings announcements. As of 0856 BST, the FTSE 100 was up by 22.32 points to 7,367.54, alongside a 0.98% gain for the second-tier index to 20,049.91. In parallel, […]